Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office said in a statement.
“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” said a statement from Biden’s office.
“On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management,” the statement went on to say. “The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”